Houthi Shell Companies Sanctioned: Exposing Illicit Networks and Terrorist Financing

Houthi Shell Companies Sanctioned: Exposing Illicit Networks and Terrorist Financing

2025-09-19

By Al-Fassel


Houthis weaponize starvation, deepening Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe

Houthis weaponize starvation, deepening Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe

2025-08-13

, Hajjah province, after a prolonged struggle with hunger, al-Mashhad al-Yemeni reported August 8


Houthis seek to assert influence in Bab al-Mandeb, with Iranian support

Houthis seek to assert influence in Bab al-Mandeb, with Iranian support

2023-11-28

of Bab al-Mandeb strait, at the southern entry point to the Red Sea. [Karim Sahib/AFP


Syria Removed from Google’s Advertising Sanctions List, Sparking Hope for Economic Growth

Syria Removed from Google’s Advertising Sanctions List, Sparking Hope for Economic Growth

2025-09-17

For the first time since 2011, Google restored advertising services in Syria in August 2025. [Al


Jurf al-Sakhr: Iran-backed militants' 'open secret' in Iraq

Jurf al-Sakhr: Iran-backed militants' 'open secret' in Iraq

2023-11-24

An image shared on social media showing an apparent US strike near Jurf al-Sakhr. [File


Iraqi forces strengthen as US shifts to advisory role

Iraqi forces strengthen as US shifts to advisory role

2025-09-19

’ capabilities," Maj. Gen. Tahseen al-Khafaji, media director at Iraq’s Ministry of Defense, told Al-Fassel


Fickle friends: Iranian, Russian forces abandoned Syrian regime

Fickle friends: Iranian, Russian forces abandoned Syrian regime

2025-03-18

, reportedly used by the Russian army, in the Latakia province town of al-Bassah on December 12, 2024. [Aaref


Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity Achieves Record Output

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity Achieves Record Output

2025-09-11

to the General Company for Electrical Industry, in Baghdad's al-Waziriyah district, on April 5, 2023. Ahmed al


Syrian regime’s 4th Division repressed, stole from the Syrian people

Syrian regime’s 4th Division repressed, stole from the Syrian people

2025-03-16

. [4th Division] 4th Division commander Maher al-Assad stands with his


Masam Project: Clearing Landmines and Restoring Hope in Yemen

Masam Project: Clearing Landmines and Restoring Hope in Yemen

2025-09-09

northern Shabwa governorate, on January 19, 2022. [Saleh Al-Obeidi/AFP] Riyadh


Iran’s cash smuggling to Hizbullah faces pushback in Iraq

Iran’s cash smuggling to Hizbullah faces pushback in Iraq

2025-09-15

by Asharq Al-Awsat on September 5 highlighted one such attempt through the al-Qaim border crossing between


Azerbaijan Begins Gas Exports to Syria Through Turkey, Promises Energy Relief

Azerbaijan Begins Gas Exports to Syria Through Turkey, Promises Energy Relief

2025-09-06

By Al-Fassel


Confusion, disarray among ISIS rank-and-file following top deputy's death

Confusion, disarray among ISIS rank-and-file following top deputy's death

2025-03-24

top deputy Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai in Iraq's Anbar province, followed by a joint US-Iraqi


Children dragged to the frontlines of Iran's proxy wars

Children dragged to the frontlines of Iran's proxy wars

2025-09-10

and driven into wars that serve Tehran's destructive ambitions, analysts told Al-Fassel. Once


Aden Cisterns: Yemen’s Ancient Marvel Earns Place on Arab Architectural Heritage List

Aden Cisterns: Yemen’s Ancient Marvel Earns Place on Arab Architectural Heritage List

2025-09-03

By Al-Fassel